A Cornucopia of Bookishness

Saw Charlotte's Web over the weekend. I remember reading it as a kid. What a sweet movie! Dakota Fanning is so precious.

Also saw Stranger Than Fiction. Harold Crick is a 'taxman' who suddenly hears a woman narrating his life. Knowing he isn't crazy, he tries to track down the author of his life story before she kills him off. Will Ferrell was excellent as a sweet, shy man obsessed with numbers. Not his usual movie. I really enjoyed it.

Following that last item, here's a question. A lot of great works of fiction end with the hero/heroine dying. Did you think it was neccessary in every case? Is it overused? Did you ever feel tricked or cheated by the writer?

I usually get the sensation most when the ending ends up being that the person dreamed everything. I hate that.

As for death... well not off the top of my head. Death of a relationship - the permanent kind - I DETEST THAT. I just read the milestone and at the end she cant confront him with the truth so kills everything and it just ends. I was definitely cheated.

I saw Stranger Than Fiction and it was very cute. I love Emma Thompson and my sister has a thing for Will Ferrell.I dont' usually like the tragic love story, where somebody dies. I like my couples happily ever after (Anne and Gilbert), but, in the movie The English Patient, I 'got' the story and thought their tragic love was beautiful and heartbreaking.

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